Bouquehault (French pronunciation: [buk(ə)o]; Picard: Boucault; Dutch: Beukholt) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
Bouquehault | |
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_mairie.JPG) The town hall of Bouquehault | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bouquehault  | |
  Bouquehault  Bouquehault | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′38″N 1°54′15″E / 50.8272°N 1.9042°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-2 |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lucien Melin[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 790 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62161 /62340 |
| Elevation | 44–181 m (144–594 ft) (avg. 58 m or 190 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Calais, on the D248 road.
Politics
editFrançois Noël served as Mayor from 2014 to 2020.
Lucien Melin is the current Mayor since 2020.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 480 | — |
| 1975 | 450 | −0.92% |
| 1982 | 488 | +1.16% |
| 1990 | 529 | +1.01% |
| 1999 | 567 | +0.77% |
| 2009 | 697 | +2.09% |
| 2014 | 727 | +0.85% |
| 2020 | 787 | +1.33% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights
edit- The church of St. Omer, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The nineteenth century Château de Dippendal.
- The remains of an old château.
- A ruined windmill, built in 1868.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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